Magic Johnson vs Russell Westbrook

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Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook compared on their NBA careers: Magic Johnson played 13 seasons, 1979-80 to 1995-96, Russell Westbrook 18 seasons, 2008-09 to 2025-26. Magic Johnson averaged 19.5 points a game to Russell Westbrook's 20.9. Magic Johnson won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Magic Johnson leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Russell Westbrook in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook career per game

906	GP	1,301
36.7	MIN	33.1
19.5	PTS	20.9, better
7.2, better	REB	6.9
11.2, better	AST	8
1.9, better	STL	1.6
0.4, better	BLK	0.3
52, better	FG%	43.8
30.3	3P%	30.8, better
84.8, better	FT%	77.1
61, better	TS%	52.6

Career totals

Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook career totals

17,707	PTS	27,176, better
6,559	REB	9,025, better
10,141	AST	10,351, better
1,724	STL	2,038, better
374	BLK	418, better
52, better	FG%	43.8
30.3	3P%	30.8, better
84.8, better	FT%	77.1
61, better	TS%	52.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook postseason

190	GP	135
39.7	MIN	35.5
19.5	PTS	22.5, better
7.7, better	REB	6.7
12.3, better	AST	7.1
1.9, better	STL	1.7
0.3	BLK	0.3
50.6, better	FG%	40.5
24.1	3P%	29.9, better
83.8, better	FT%	82
59.5, better	TS%	50.5

Where each stands all time

Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook all-time places

90th (17,707)	Points	14th (27,176), better
138th (6,559)	Rebounds	55th (9,025), better
8th (10,141)	Assists	5th (10,351), better
25th (1,724)	Steals	14th (2,038), better
—	3-pointers made	60th (1,495), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook titles and awards

5, better	Championships	—
3, better	Finals MVP	—
1	All-Rookie First Team	1
1	All-NBA Second Team	5, better
9, better	All-NBA First Team	2
3, better	MVP	1
2	All-Star MVP	2
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Magic Johnson and Russell Westbrook season by season

1st	1979-80	18.0, better	7.7, better	7.3, better	2008-09	15.3	4.9	5.3
2nd	1980-81	21.6, better	8.6, better	8.6, better	2009-10	16.1	4.9	8.0
3rd	1981-82	18.6	9.6, better	9.5, better	2010-11	21.9, better	4.6	8.2
4th	1982-83	16.8	8.6, better	10.5, better	2011-12	23.6, better	4.6	5.5
5th	1983-84	17.6	7.3, better	13.1, better	2012-13	23.2, better	5.2	7.4
6th	1984-85	18.3	6.2, better	12.6, better	2013-14	21.8, better	5.7	6.9
7th	1985-86	18.8	5.9	12.6, better	2014-15	28.1, better	7.3, better	8.6
8th	1986-87	23.9, better	6.3	12.2, better	2015-16	23.5	7.8, better	10.4
9th	1987-88	19.6	6.2	11.9, better	2016-17	31.6, better	10.7, better	10.4
10th	1988-89	22.5	7.9	12.8, better	2017-18	25.4, better	10.1, better	10.3
11th	1989-90	22.3	6.6	11.5, better	2018-19	22.9, better	11.1, better	10.7
12th	1990-91	19.4	7.0	12.5, better	2019-20	27.2, better	7.9, better	7.0
13th	1995-96	14.6	5.7	6.9	2020-21	22.2, better	11.5, better	11.7, better
14th	—	—	—	—	2021-22	18.5	7.4	7.1
15th	—	—	—	—	2022-23	15.9	5.8	7.5
16th	—	—	—	—	2023-24	11.1	5.0	4.5
17th	—	—	—	—	2024-25	13.3	4.9	6.1
18th	—	—	—	—	2025-26	15.2	5.4	6.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST